INTERESTING FACTS about Manchester

The Europa League quarter-final match between Manchester United and Lyon has gone down in the history of continental cups.

Idman.biz reports that IFFHS has revealed interesting facts recorded in Manchester.

The home side were able to beat their opponents in extra time after 90 minutes, which ended in a 2:2 draw – 3:2. The overall score of the match was in favor of the English club – 5:4.

For the first time in the history of the European Cups, 5 goals were scored in extra time of the main stage match.

If we take into account the qualifying stages, such productive extra time happened for the second time. In 2018, in the Europa League, Zenit defeated Minsk Dinamo 4:0 in regular time, 4:1 in extra half an hour, and 8:1 overall.

Both Zenit and Manchester United won a tenacious victory, although they were behind in the score in extra time. The English club eliminated the difference of 2 goals in half an hour.

Manchester United is the first team to score 2 goals in the 120th minute or later in the main stages of European Cups.

Zenit achieved the same ending in the match of the 3rd qualifying round against Dinamo.

Manchester United celebrated a 5:4 score for the second time in its history in an official match. On February 1, 1958, the same score was won over Arsenal at Highbury Stadium.

Lyon also lost 4:5 for the 2nd time in its history. On September 22, 1963, Saint-Etienne disappointed Lyon.

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